Current Champion
La Mascara, a CMLL tecnico at the time he won the championship, is the current champion. He defeated Volador on October 5, 2010 to capture the title.
Luchas 2000 Title History
In 2007, the Luchas 2000 magazine published a detailed and researched title history of all the Mexican National championships. For most of the titles, the histories printed in the magazine mesh with the information already available. This championship was an exception, with many people previously thought as champions removed and others added with multiple reigns.
We believe the version below is the current one, but respect Luchas 2000's research in this area. The portions of disagreement in Luchas 2000's research are presented on their own page.
History of Championship
41th change: Near the start of AAA, Mascara Sagrada lost this title to Universo 2000 via DQ. Universo's corner man, Cien Caras, liberally interfered in the matchup. Sagrada's second, Super Star, refused to stop Cien Caras. Perro Aguayo Sr. came to the ring to help out Sagrada and replace Superstar, but was caught fouling Universo 2000 for the DQ.
2000s:
In the mid 2000s, the Mexican National Light Heavyweight championships was the only active Mexican National title to not to be a part of one of the two big promotions. Up until 2002, it was part of AAA's title belts, but Dandy kept upon leaving the promotion. This belt became a central championship during the short run of the ENSEMA promotion, including the LA Park title win and following loss, but went back to being an independent title when the promotion went on a long hiatus.
While Vangelis was proclaimed to have won the belt from Dandy, it's not clear that an actual match happened. There's no other record of a show happening on that location, on that date. It's quite possible Vangelis simply bought the belt off El Dandy.
In turn, Vangelis appeared to lose the championship to Mistico in exchange for gaining a position in CMLL. By that point, it was very rare for Mistico to wrestle independent wrestlers on spot shows, and the title match occurred during a stretch where CMLL was pushing the number of championships Mistico had won.
After the title change, Vangelis joined CMLL, explaining he was looking for a rematch. When he first came to CMLL, Vangelis was consistently scheduled at a much lower level than Mistico, making it unlikely such a match would actually occur, and impossible for Vangelis to actually complete his goal. Over time, and due to an association with Texano Jr. & Terrible, Vangelis finally got into trios matches with Mistico, but never got an opportunity for a rematch while Mistico was champion.
Mistico has posed for pictures wearing this championship, but did little more for the first year and half he was champion. At the time, Mistico also held many other championships, which were better regarded and defended more frequently. In 2009, after Mistico had lost most of those championships, the Mexican Light Heavyweight belt became his primary belt for title matches.
In early 2010, Mistico broke with long time partner Volador Jr. and embraced many rudo tactics. After Volador was able to use Mistico's own move against him on February 5th, the two agreed to a title match the following week. This time, Volador was able to reverse a Mistico pin into one of his own, and grabbed the ropes to hold on for the victory and title change. Mistico, angry about being cheated, attacked both Volador and referee Tigre Hispano after the match, and absconded with the championship belt. Even with the physical belt, Volador was singles champion for the first time in his career.
Mistico was eventually forced to give back the championship, but joined the rudo side for a few months. The entire concept of the turn was shortly waved away as Mistico only teaming with the rudos to face Volador, then switched around to Volador suddenly becoming a rudo to fight tecnico Mistico. This led to a short feud between recent tag partners Volador & Sombra, where Volador retained the title. Volador also won the CMLL Torneo Bicentenario, the biggest win of his career so far.
Volador had another short feud with La Mascara. On a fan appreciation show in October, Mascara got his title match, and surprisingly won the championship.
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| unknown how championship was decided
|
|
| 1
|
Black Guzman
|
?
|
1943.03.??
|
?
|
|
| 2
|
Gorilla Ramos
|
Black Guzman
|
1944.09.20
|
?
|
|
| 3
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
Gorilla Ramos
|
1944.10.18
|
?
|
|
| 4
|
Black Guzman [2]
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
1945.01.??
|
?
|
|
| 5
|
Tarzan Lopez [2]
|
Black Guzman
|
1947.04.12
|
?
|
|
| 6
|
Cavernario Galindo
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
1949.07.01
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 7
|
Enrique Llanes
|
Cavernario Galindo
|
1950.12.??
|
?
|
|
| vacates championship 1951 for unknown reasons
|
|
| unknown how championship was filled
|
|
| 8
|
Tarzan Lopez [3]
|
?
|
1956.09.09
|
?
|
|
|
|
1
|
Joe Grant
|
1956.??.??
|
Tampico
|
|
| vacates championship January 1957 for unknown reasons
|
|
| decision match for vacant title
|
|
| 9
|
Espectro I
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1957.04.21
|
?
|
|
| vacates championship 1957 for unknown reasons
|
|
| decision match for vacant title
|
|
| 10
|
Ruben Juarez
|
Rey Mendoza
|
1960.09.23
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 11
|
Espanto I
|
Ruben Juarez
|
1963.09.14
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 12
|
Ray Mendoza
|
Espanto I
|
1963.11.30
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 13
|
Raul Reyes
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1965.01.13
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 14
|
Alfonso Dantes
|
Raul Reyes
|
1965.05.05
|
?
|
|
| 15
|
Espanto I [2]
|
Alfonso Dantes
|
1966.02.15
|
?
|
|
| 16
|
El Santo
|
Espanto I
|
1966.10.14
|
Mexicali
|
|
| 17
|
Espanto I [3]
|
El Santo
|
1967.03.??
|
?
|
|
| 18
|
Mil Mascaras
|
Espanto I
|
1967.06.12
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 19
|
El Nazi
|
Mil Mascaras
|
1967.10.15
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 20
|
Mil Mascaras [2]
|
El Nazi
|
1968.03.22
|
?
|
|
| vacates championship for unknown reasons
|
|
| decision match for vacant title
|
|
| 21
|
Raul Mata
|
Dr. Wagner
|
1969.04.11
|
?
|
|
| 22
|
Enrique Vera
|
Raul Mata
|
1972.06.18
|
?
|
|
| 23
|
Dr. Wagner
|
Enrique Vera
|
1973.03.16
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| vacates championship when he wins NWA World Light-Heavyweight Championship 1974.09.22
|
|
| decision match for vacant title
|
|
| 24
|
Alfonso Dantes [2]
|
El Halcon
|
1974.11.15
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 25
|
Dr. Wagner [2]
|
Alfonso Dantes
|
1976.04.11
|
Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
1
|
Canek
|
1977.06.19
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
| 26
|
Canek
|
Dr. Wagner
|
1978.01.15
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
| 27
|
Dos Caras
|
Canek
|
1978.06.20
|
Pachuca
|
|
| 28
|
Astro Rey
|
Dos Caras
|
1979.04.08
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
| 29
|
Dr. Wagner [3]
|
Astro Rey
|
1979.11.11
|
?
|
|
| 30
|
Enrique Vera [2]
|
Dr. Wagner
|
1979.11.30
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 31
|
Alfonso Dantes [3]
|
Enrique Vera
|
1981.09.18
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mascara Ano 2000
|
1981.12.04
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 32
|
Baby Face
|
Alfonso Dantes
|
1981.12.27
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
| 33
|
Mano Negra
|
Baby Face
|
1983.07.30
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
| 34
|
Valente Fernandez
|
Mano Negra
|
1984.09.02
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 35
|
Luis Mariscal
|
Valente Fernandez
|
1986.04.06
|
?
|
|
| 36
|
El Halcon '78
|
Luis Mariscal
|
1986.10.16
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 37
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
El Halcon '78
|
1988.04.04
|
Arena San Lorenzo
|
|
|
|
1
|
MS-1
|
1988.07.28
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
| 38
|
Mogur
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1988.09.07
|
Arena Neza
|
|
| 39
|
Pierroth Jr. [2]
|
Mogur
|
1990.01.12
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Faraon
|
1990.08.05
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1991.02.01
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 40
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1991.03.21
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
1
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1991.06.19
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
2
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1991.08.24
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
3
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1991.08.28
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
4
|
Pirata Morgan
|
1991.09.06
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1991.11.03
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 41
|
Universo 2000
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1992.05.29
|
Veracruz
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1992.07.18
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1992.07.24
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
| 42
|
Lizmark
|
Universo 2000
|
1992.09.18
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
La Parka
|
1992.12.20
|
Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
2
|
La Parka
|
1993.04.11
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
3
|
La Parka
|
1993.04.30
|
Plaza De Toros, Mexico City
|
|
|
|
4
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1993.06.18
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
|
|
5
|
Satanico
|
1993.09.17
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
|
|
6
|
La Parka
|
1994.07.18
|
Leon
|
|
| 43
|
La Parka
|
Lizmark
|
1994.09.09
|
Rio Bravo
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1994.10.09
|
Acayucan
|
|
|
|
2
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1995.02.17
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
| 44
|
Jerry Estrada
|
La Parka
|
1995.03.28
|
Matamoros
|
|
|
|
1
|
Rey Misterio Sr.
|
1995.05.04
|
Tijuana
|
|
|
|
2
|
Latin Lover
|
1995.05.26
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
3
|
Lizmark
|
1995.07.09
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| 45
|
La Parka [2]
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1995.08.06
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1995.11.25
|
Culiacan
|
|
| 46
|
Pierroth Jr. [3]
|
La Parka
|
1996.01.20
|
Mexicali
|
|
| 47
|
La Parka [3]
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1996.01.??
|
Tijuana
|
|
|
|
1
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1996.03.18
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
|
| 48
|
Pimpinela Escarlata
|
La Parka
|
1996.05.13
|
Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
1
|
La Parka
|
1996.05.20
|
Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
2
|
Latin Lover
|
1996.06.??
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
|
3
|
Asterico
|
1996.06.??
|
Reynosa
|
|
| 49
|
Latin Lover
|
Pimpinela Escarlata
|
1996.09.09
|
Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
1
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1996.10.25
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
2
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1997.02.15
|
Cuernavaca
|
|
| 50
|
Pierroth Jr. [4]
|
Latin Lover
|
1997.05.19
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
|
| 51
|
Mascara Sagrada (Alebrije)
|
Pierroth Jr.
|
1998.??.??
|
?
|
|
| 52
|
Sangre Chicana
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1998.05.16
|
Torreon, Coahuila
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1998.08.09
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
2
|
Latin Lover
|
1999.02.14
|
Arena Solidaridad - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| 53
|
Hector Garza
|
Sangre Chicana
|
2000.04.30
|
Arena Solidaridad - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
1
|
Abismo Negro
|
2000.05.17
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
2
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2000.10.06
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
3
|
Heavy Metal
|
2001.02.22
|
Ensenada
|
|
|
|
4
|
Electro Shock
|
2001.05.07
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
5
|
Jerry Estrada
|
2001.06.10
|
Arena Solidaridad - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| 54
|
Electro Shock
|
Hector Garza
|
2001.06.15
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
1
|
Hector Garza
|
2001.07.01
|
Nogales, Sonora
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
2001.08.17
|
Madero
|
|
|
|
3
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2002.03.18
|
Leon
|
|
| 55
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
Electro Shock
|
2002.04.21
|
Chihuahua
|
|
| 56
|
El Dandy
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2002.08.31
|
Reynosa
|
|
|
|
1
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2002.10.04
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
2
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2003.02.28
|
Puebla
|
|
|
|
3
|
Negro Casas
|
2003.07.24
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
4
|
Blue Panther
|
2003.08.31
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
5
|
Rambo
|
2003.11.09
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
6
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2003.12.14
|
Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
7
|
Rayman
|
2004.04.25
|
Poliforum Juan Gabriel - Cd. Juarez
|
|
|
|
8
|
Antifaz Del Norte
|
2004.06.06
|
Arena Solidaridad - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| 57
|
La Parka [4]
|
El Dandy
|
2004.10.15
|
Salon 21, Mexico City
|
|
| 58
|
El Dandy [2]
|
La Park
|
2005.03.26
|
Plaza De Toros Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Heavy Metal
|
2005.06.11
|
Plaza De Toros Caletilla - Acapulco
|
|
|
|
2
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
2005.09.01
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
3
|
Pierroth Jr. II
|
2006.02.23
|
Arena Azteca De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
4
|
Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage Match
|
2007.03.18
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
| 59
|
Vangelis
|
El Dandy
|
2007.04.15
|
Gimnasio Ajusco
|
|
| Mistico defeats Vangelis in title vs. title match with CMLL World Welterweight Title also on the line
|
|
| 60
|
Mistico
|
Vangelis
|
2007.12.04
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
2009.07.12
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
2
|
El Averno
|
2009.08.10
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
3
|
El Mephisto
|
2009.12.13
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 61
|
Volador Jr.
|
Mistico
|
2010.02.12
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mistico
|
2010.05.17
|
Cancha de Futbol Rap, Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
|
2
|
Atlantis
|
2010.06.01
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
3
|
Sombra
|
2010.08.30
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 62
|
La Mascara
|
Volador Jr.
|
2010.10.05
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Atlantis
|
2010.11.22
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
2
|
Rey Bucanero
|
2011.01.16
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
3
|
Volador Jr.
|
2011.02.15
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
4
|
Ultimo Guerrero
|
2011.03.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Volador Jr.
|
2012.05.29
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
6
|
Mephisto
|
2012.06.17
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
7
|
Rey Escorpion
|
2012.07.24
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Gallery of Champions
 La Parka, 43rd, 45th, 47th & 57th Champion |
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
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